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Updated: May 4, 2013, 5:28 PM

Published: May 4, 2013, 5:33 PM

While WCHS seniors were enjoying a magical time at their prom last weekend, students in San Bernardino, Calif., were experiencing a different sort of magic when it came to their prom. Their big dance had disappeared.Students were literally all dressed up with no place to go thanks to a major mix-up at Bloomington High School. Students were told the prom was April 27, but facility reservations were made for May 4.

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Where Did That Come From? - Cat Nap

Stan St. Clair

Published: Mar 14, 2025, 1:19 AM

Well, I want to wish all my appreciated readers a happy St. Patrick's Day! At my age, I feel like I need a cat nap every day! Forms of this metaphoric expression have been used for 200 years to describe a short period of sleep during the day. Cats sleep long periods at a time, so it may seem strange to call it by this name. Some researchers say it started in Ancient Egypt when cats were sacred and Pharaohs began to emulate the way cats sleep. But there are no records to indicate that.

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